Sent: A #Quadrille #Haibun

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“The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert…”

MK 1:12

“Go!”

This joyous fullness drives me on. Abba’s luminocity, the descended Ruach-as-dove: now, they’re a driving whirlwind, an inferno.

“Go!”

I stagger. Stumble. Drop to one knee. Rise up. Continue.

To the desert. Where my forty-day fast awaits.

“Go!”

Solitude

gold tested in

fire

for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #122 (pubtended by De Jackson)

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8 responses to “Sent: A #Quadrille #Haibun”

  1. Bjรถrn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

    Lent is now… 40 days in the desert sounds a lot like lockdown.

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  2. whimsygizmo Avatar

    A powerful depiction of those days in the desert. Well done.

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  3. Beverly Crawford Avatar
    Beverly Crawford

    I was fascinated that you maneuvered the format of your poem and ended with exactly 44 words. Having determined that, I marveled at the desert journey!

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  4. sanaarizvi Avatar
    sanaarizvi

    This is incredibly potent! ๐Ÿ’ So much packed in this soulful quadrille-haibun ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. purplepeninportland Avatar

    Powerful poem, Frank!
    I wanted to comment on some of your haiku, but am not on Twitter or Facebook.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thank you, Sarah! Many of the haiku on Facebook and Twitter make it to my blog as โ€œMy Daily #Haikuโ€ posts. I welcome your comments there! ๐Ÿ˜€

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      1. purplepeninportland Avatar

        Thanks, I will travel over that way.

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  6. kenyan biko Avatar

    Wow! So 44 words can curve out so much?
    This is surprisingly beautiful Frank. Rudberg mentioned Lent. So this must be very timely.
    Solitude gold tested on fire.

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